Outsider Art
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"A look at twenty-nine artists who are "outside culture," unencumbered by "all kinds of cultural, social, indeed psychological prejudices."--p. 7." |
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Outsider Art (1972) is a book on outsider art by Roger Cardinal. It is the first book in English to be published on the subject of Art Brut and also introduced the term 'outsider art.'
Blurb:
- "The definitive book on Outsider art. Text by Roger Cardinal includes essays on cultural conditioning, madness and art, Dubuffet and Art Brut, authenticity and originality, along with individuals such as Adolf Wölfli, Simon Rodia, Guillaume, Joseph Crépin, Madge Gill, The Abbé Fouéré, and 23 others. Includes detailed bibliography and index."
Also included are Clarence Schmidt, Heinrich Anton Müller, Augustin Lesage, August Neter.
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1. Towards an alternative art --
2. Artists outside culture
Adolf Wölfli -- Clarence Schmidt -- Heinrich Anton Müller -- Pascal Maisonneuve -- Scottie Wilson -- Johann Knüpfer -- Guillaume -- Bogosav Zivdović -- August Klotz -- Laure Pigeon -- August Neter -- Gaston Duf -- Augustin Lesage -- Jules Dou -- The Abbée Fouéré -- Gilbert -- Joseph Crépin -- Palanc -- Peter Moog -- Gaston Chaissac -- Madge Gill -- Ferdinand Cheval -- Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern -- Raymond Isidore -- Karl Brendel -- Aloïse -- Simon Rodia -- Audrey -- Emmanuel
3. Aberrant paths.
